Depression Support Group

It scares me everytime I read it too Daisy. It scares me that I have thought so much about it, that I have a thought for everthing and they are all negative thoughts. Its hard.

Oh, and FYI...you are not a horrible person...just an ill one.

sadly it has to come from within - it will. everyone has an untapped fighting spirit. What you describe is normal for severe depression, it's an illness, it's not you, and it could have happened for a variety of extrernal reasons. People need guidance and support, if you've lacked it and gone off the rails - so be it. Don't rush..you will find it..

I'm here for the music ;)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sAGu...

I should probably ask...do you see a doctor for your depression? Are you on any medication for it? I've never used meds (at least not those properly prescribed, and self-medicating didn't work for long) so I tend to forget to ask about that....

Yes, the fun of feeling like sh*t, then feeling guilty about feeling like sh*t because dammit, you should feel better.

If you can, try to accept the feeling without judgment. Once I become mindful of what I'm feeling and just realize it without trying to criticize it (which is difficult, but possible) it can sometimes almost help me feel a touch better.

thank you everyone, I hope that the little strength I have left surfaces soon so I can get help. I just dont see it yet, and it scares me I may never. goodnight my friends, almost time for another pointless day.

Are you on medication or talked to a doctor about your depression? There are alot of things you can do, volunteer work or classes. I know it's hard to get interested in things when your depressed. Get out of the house and walk or go to a Starbucks, be with other people. You have good things ahead of you, just be patient. Your doctor may prescribe prozac, that might help. Their is a natural medicine called Rescue Remedy that is in heath food stores, it is for stress relief and has helped me. You may also need to take vitamins, you might have a deficiency.

Unbelievable! I feel the same way. Its like Im going round in circles but getting older. I wish the Drs could give us happy pills.

=/ I have thought of everything you have written up there Too.

I wonder all the time Why I am still here and I think Mr. Adam , maybe it's because as negative as life can be that I would be makeing someone elses life even more miserable if I left. I can't just leave the people who need me alone. Even if it is just makeing a breakfast sandwhich for a stranger.

I have never spoken up on here before, but your post really hit home for me. I have been where you are now and I so understand how you feel. I wish I could magically make this better for you b/c I know how awful it is. But know that it is your illness making you see things in this light and feel this way--it is not reality.

I want to echo the statement that another person made. You never know what time is going to bring to you or what things life has in store for you. My mom was severely depressed her whole life and when I moved out after law school, she committed suicide. She didn't see the point to life anymore. I was married and adamant that I never wanted kids, she had no job--life was a pointless cycle to her. If she would have stuck around, she would have seen that her life would have drastically changed in 2 short years. I have a beautiful daughter now who will never know her grandmother. My mom didn't know what wonderful things were in store for her if she would have just waited. She could be here now with her granddaughter, laughing and playing. She thought things would never change--she was wrong and so are you. Depression is a disease that makes you view reality in a skewed way. My mom had it, I have it, my sister has it. Medication will help. You have to get yourself better for all the wonderfult things I KNOW are in store for you, whether now or in a couple years.

I don't know if this helps, but I hope it gives you something else to think about.